Short Espy Poems

The child looks to turquoise blue sky
Where the shapes fly or stay
Through the Redbud blooms espy
Whispy angel wings play...

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Espy it
Eye it
Identify it
Buy it
Untie it
Liquify it
Fry it
Dry it
Fortify 
Glorify it 
Dignify it
Purify It
Certify it
  C'mon -- try it!
  Can't -- On a diet......

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Memories often travel across the seven waters
To listen to the sincerity of your harmonious voice 
I espy after all these years what love can do for me.

© Harry J Horsman 2016...

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Morning benedictions outside my window today
the week has ended and I have made it to Saturday 
Leaning out my window I espy a beautiful blue jay
I drink in the silence, as the night fulminates away....

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A green silk dress she once did espy
Upon yesterday's crossroads high
Dreams and wishes one desired
Yet the next day expired.
So with silent eyes
She still covets
After all
These long
Years.

© Harry J Horsman  2013...

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two wings and a spirit of grace 
aerial ventures, I better brace  
portals venues open space   
time slows down we embrace  
suddenly ascending a staircase 
I espy an Angel, made of lace.  

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I wish I had bionic eyes
      Or binoculars so I could espy
         My blond in the shower
                 Viewing her passionate flower
     With long arms I'd gladly dry




         http://www.thehighlanderspoems.com/humour-2.php...

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Make yourself adrift,
Spare some hour.
The beautiful butterflies alight,
Here on the prettiest flower.

They dance ,they sing,
Quite salubrious to espy.
They fill your mind with melodies,
Then bid adieu in whisper.


Date of submission: 08/06/ 2021...

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We are the withdrawal
on  a dappled day
White Vultures Swarm
bone dry is the day,
Now our lives are hasten
We are cheek by Jowl
Giant lies interlude
Secret tunes of cabbages and Kings 
burgled routes to strawn away
In the last peek of love
A giant hope glistens to espy...

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Mine eyes espy thy golden hair
No crown of gilded jewels more fair
Wither you go, you go with grace
Sweet one, ye who are so fair of face

I beseech you, tarry here a bit
Canst thou come and by me sit
I come to ye on bended knee
Oh, thou art the very heart of me....

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Lavinia will watch the tall grass grow
Instinctly she gently mocks the rain and wind
yet admire the moorhens
as the sunlight hoovers amongst the rivers side
She will circumference the moon
and ask you no questions why
reclusive to herself
she espy no tomorrows on the wherewithal...

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Isolated,insular, I
Forlorn,help,help my cry.
Desolate,deserted,decrepit
Almost ready to die
Isolated,insular, I
Tired and timid
Heart frozen and frigid
A sigh of me,mine & my
Isolated,insular,I
Looking in ,not out
Within and not about;
Help,help,help ..my cry
Isolated,insular,I...

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Behold the nocturnal sky

1. Gaze at the stars
2. Observe the moon
3. Espy a shooting star
4. Listen to night insects
5. Meditate about the day passed
6. Plan about the future
7. Introspect about becoming a better person
8. Ask God direction to make wise decisions 








4-12-2016...

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Fields of spun gold silk
Somber auburn shade 
On ardent warm day
Resonant hum breath 
Yawns whiff of cool air 

Espy hushed cries
Dry in silence 
Nature's quaint rhythm 
Weft lingers round 

Staggering
Growth within
Deep recess 

Rich trove
Savor 

Peace.

2/4/2020...

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The Sky Is Falling!

Every time I look ‘round
I see more pieces…
Of sky on the ground

And then I espy The hole in the sky
Where the pieces of sky 
Have fallen down

No one listens
No One pays heed
No one hears my warning

This time I’m not
Kidding around
The sky really is falling!



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We see each other as the day passes by
Down aisles apart as ones laughter throws
Customers chattering colleagues nattering
Melding the days business in hourly grow

Then its the next day, like the day before
The same attributes, others I'm sure espy
For every other day, we know what's in store 
She's the Lady with the Smile in her Eyes...

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Within soft fluff
paw pads impress
gentility of tree,
in moon’s caress.

Iridescence bright
like brother Sun’s,
lends electric air
when twilight’s begun.

Yet soft, thy shine
upon silken fur;
my heart delights 
to moon glow’s birth.

Ye crystal stars
in sapphire skies
your smiling faces
I joyfully espy.

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Plastic Alice through the looking glass
I espy her
in yellow pattern dress
set her free

As the cavalry of life 
passes through your eyes
a vague  comical yes prevails
dense companion

A parody starts
summoned REALISATION
night time dissipates
broken wings
A debt so unpassable
dull reflection
you can be anyone
you want to be
show some freude!...

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A student battling with Asthma
And vaporous Miasma
Wouldn't he pack up Charisma?
Soon, confront the sure dilemma
Of suspending his Diploma 
Or sniffing Hard Work's aroma...

Espy I do Anathema,
Its picture clearest cinema:
A man from a great deal barred
And a future that might be marred...

Worse than malfunctional plasma 
Bad Asthma plus Bad Miasma!...

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Fields of spun gold silk somber auburn shades
Resonant a hum breath yawn against blades.
Wiff of cool air espy hush cries cascades
Dry in silence nature's quaint everglades.

Weft of rain lingers round as slow rhythm fades.
Mystique wakeful light of dawn serenades
While the warm sun rises, the bullfrog wades,
Small blue heron stand watch like waiting maids.

3/29/2023...

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Listen to poem:

My Immortal

A raven made no shame of it, sailed past my opened chamber door,
Aghast, at last, espy my guest, the beautiful madam Lenore,
Said I, madam please pay no heed, with that said, it left abhor,
We then cajoled, read on my lore, exchanged a kiss, forevermore.

"Love"

     2020 February 18     

*1st Place*

Poe-etic Verse
~~charles messina...

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BROKEN WINGS

I spread my wings
And feather
But I couldn't fly.

I open my ears
And heart
Yet I couldn't hear.

I open my mouth
And lips
But I couldn't talk.

I close my eyes
Alongside thine sunglasses
Yet I see.

I see my past 
And fears
I take to the wood.

My obstacles,
Experiences I espy
I take my leave and the halt.

I'm eager to fly
Yet, my wings are broken....

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When I espy you in the morning light
You truly are such a delightful sight

Your jeweled wings catch my eye
As you dance in the cerulean sky

Alighting to sip nectar from summer flowers
I could watch your beauty for many hours

I’m mesmerised by your colourful wings
Such joy a beautiful butterfly brings

To a .. contest sponsored by David Lindsay
07~14~16...

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 Whether white or classic-chocolate bunny,
Enjoy Spring’s hop-a-long of polyzygotic mirth.
Two floppy and expressive ears, so funny.
Toddlers cheer, and tenderly espy, life’s rebirth.

Grownups, too, giggle at the shattered hush,
The repopulation of carrot and lettuce noshing,
The shivering and shaking softness of plush,
A wriggling nose after a long Winter’s washing....

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awake am I at three am as dark sky closes in
not a sound as I look skywards 
I then espy the brightest light when
sparkling diamonds rain on me 
'tis Venus sprinkling her gems of love
the brightest jewel in the darkest sky

Written after a sleepless night on 7th August 2021

Contest  'August 2021 NA's'
Sponsor	Constance La France
N/A

Contest  A BRIAN STRAND FREED VERSE 
Sponsor Brian Strand
FIRST PLACE...

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